Kumato tomatoes: useful properties, characteristics and description of the variety with a photo

Kumato tomatoes have one distinguishing feature that cannot be confused with any other tomato variety - a black tint. The appearance of this color is due to the presence in the composition of certain substances that are responsible for cellular regeneration, activation of the rejuvenating function, for example, anthocyanin belongs to such substances.

It is interesting that such black tomatoes of the Kumato variety contain an increased amount of vitamins. For example, they contain 2 to 3 times more vitamin C than yellow and red tomatoes.

Key Features

Kumato black tomatoes are especially popular among European summer residents and the population of Turkey. Such popularity is determined by the following description of the variety:

• bush indeterminacy: many plants grow over 2 meters tall;
• Kumato tomato stem is strong, bristly, has a liana-like structure;
• characterized by medium foliage;
• more than 8 fruit-bearing clusters are formed on the plant;
• The rhizome of the Kumato variety of tomatoes grows rapidly in different directions by more than 0.5 meters, and the spread occurs without deepening;
• leaves are characterized by small size and dark green tint;
• leaf structure is normal, characteristic of most tomato varieties, with a wrinkled surface;
• Kumato tomato variety differs in that the first inflorescence is formed above the 9th leaf, and the subsequent ones - with a frequency of 1 - 2 leaves;
• description of Kumato tomatoes says that this variety is mid-ripening - in most cases, the ripening period is approaching late;
• the first harvest can be obtained 120 days after seedling shoots;
• one bush gives an average yield of 8 kilograms of fruit, and many summer residents from 1 square meter collect 15 kilograms of tomatoes;
• average fruit weight is 80 grams;
• fruits have a round, slightly ribbed shape;
• tomato diameter - 5 - 7 centimeters;
• thick skin colored chocolate, some fruits have green stripes;
• Kumato has a very important characteristic: the variety is resistant to most tomato diseases.

Reviews of gardeners claim that it is best to grow this tomato variety in greenhouse structures.In greenhouses, the Kumato tomato must be shortened. To create a favorable environment for the formation and ripening of fruits, the top of the bush is usually pinched when it reaches a height of 2 meters.

Outdoor cultivation is available, but in this case, planting should be insulated.

Pros and cons

Kumato variety has a number of advantages. The main one is the composition of the fruit, which is characterized by the content of a huge range of nutrients. Most summer residents distinguish as advantages:

• good yield;
• tomatoes the size of the selection;
• fast seed germination;
• fruity sweet taste;
• attractive fragrance;
• possibility of long-term transportation;
• resistance to temperature increase, heat;
• disease resistance.

The main disadvantage is the color of the tomato, which alarms people. However, those who have planted and tasted these tomatoes at least once say: “I will plant them next season.” Most gardeners agree on the best way to consume the crop: “I grow a variety of Kumato tomatoes for fresh consumption, soups, salads, hot dishes.”

Such tomatoes, due to their dense skin, are perfectly preserved. Many housewives prepare tomato paste from the harvest or squeeze juice, which has a characteristic fruit and berry flavor.

It is interesting that the taste, useful properties and vitamins contained in ripe fruits are not lost under the influence of elevated temperatures.

Growing and care

To get the maximum yield, you need to properly grow and care for this tomato variety. Sowing seeds should be organized according to the following instructions:

1. It is best to plant seeds of this variety in early March.
2. Before sowing, all seeds should be disinfected. To do this, they are immersed in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, and then washed with water.
3. Planting material is soaked in any growth stimulant.
4. The soil is being prepared. The earth must be disinfected and steamed to eliminate the presence of pathogens.
5. Before planting, the soil should be warmed up to 22 degrees.
6. You need to sow the seeds to a depth of 20 millimeters. A distance of 2 centimeters should be maintained between the material.
7. The planted material is watered with settled water and covered with polyethylene. Such a shelter allows you to create a moist environment favorable for seed germination.
8. The pots are moved to a warm, lighted place.
9. Approximately on the 5th day shoots appear. At this time, the coating should be removed.
10. After the development of 2 formed leaves, the seedlings are dived into separate containers and fed with mineral fertilizers.
11. 14 days before planting, the plant should be hardened off. To do this, you should rearrange the container on the balcony for a couple of hours or take it out into the fresh air.

Watering seedlings is necessary only as the earth dries. Watering is carried out on the soil, moisture is not allowed to get on the seedlings themselves.

You can plant seedlings in a greenhouse structure in mid-May, and in open ground conditions - in the last days of May or early June, after the end of frost.

Seedlings should be planted in the soil in wells treated with phosphate fertilizer, at a distance of 0.5 meters from each other.After planting, the plant is immediately tied to the constructed individual support structures. Garter should be done only with synthetic materials.

This tomato variety is easy to care for. To ensure favorable conditions for development, it is necessary to follow only a few recommendations:

1. Weeding, watering and loosening the soil near the tomato is necessary only when necessary.
2. Black tomatoes respond well to mulching.
3. The variety should be fed with mullein and other mineral fertilizers. Top dressing is carried out strictly according to the schedule - 1 time in 10 days.
4. The lateral and lower shoots of the Kumato variety should be pinched.

Despite the fact that such black tomatoes are resistant to a large number of tomato pathologies, it is recommended to carry out preventive treatment using pest and disease control products.

With proper care, the formed bush of the Kumato variety will please the summer resident not only with its he alth, but also with a rich harvest of tomatoes with excellent taste.

Recommended